In the dome of the Pantheon in Rome, several construction techniques were used to allow such a bold construction to stand. One concerns the composition of the concrete (in this case, non-reinforced ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

Reinforced concrete slabs [16] are among the most common structural elements. Despite of the large number of slabs designed and built, the details of their elastic and plastic behavior are not fully ...

In this research work, different combinations of normal strength concrete (NSC), ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC), and steel fiber-reinforced UHPC (SFR-UHPC) concrete with re-bars of ...

Punching shear is a possible type of failure that occurs in reinforced concrete flat slabs, which can develop with an ultimate load below flexural capacity. Several researchers have studied the ...

Pricing for a concrete slab ranges between $75 and $100 per square metre. Size, purpose, location and more can all impact the cost of a concrete slab. Getting several quotes is recommended, including ...